MERCHANT Taylors' School picked themselves up from last weekend's heavy defeat against Stonyhurst to beat Wirral Grammar School 12-0.

MTS scored a try in each half but had to work hard for the win.

Wirral, on the back of two wins against Arnold School and Calday Grange, put in a good dis-play but simply couldn't turn regular pressure into vital points.

MTS winger John Waddington and centre Neal Liu touched down with Eddie Thompson adding the conversion.

It rounded off a pretty miserable week for Wirral, who were knocked out of the Daily Mail Cup midweek after a crushing defeat at the hands of Winstanley College.

This weekend brings little respite with a real tough challenge against Kirkham Grammar School, the college which in recent years has produced many first class professionals, including Sale scrum half Richard Wigglesworth, and Sanderson brothers Alex, now at Saracens, and Pat, the Worcester skipper.